How to see it
HIP 56147 has a visual magnitude of about 7.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 56147: right ascension 11h 30m 30s, declination +48° 56′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 56147. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56147, HD 99966, Gaia DR3 789197255643448448. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 789197255643448448
- HIP
- 56147
- HD
- 99966
- gaia_dr3
- 789197255643448448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 789197255643448448
- HD 99966
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.39